Texas · 1976
Top 100 names in Texas, 1976, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jennifer | 3,463 |
| #2 | Amy | 1,831 |
| #3 | Melissa | 1,734 |
| #4 | Maria | 1,410 |
| #5 | Angela | 1,316 |
| #6 | Amanda | 1,298 |
| #7 | Jessica | 1,165 |
| #8 | Michelle | 1,154 |
| #9 | Kimberly | 1,147 |
| #10 | Heather | 1,104 |
| #11 | Stephanie | 1,101 |
| #12 | Christina | 1,078 |
| #13 | Elizabeth | 994 |
| #14 | Monica | 987 |
| #15 | Laura | 949 |
| #16 | Lisa | 906 |
| #17 | Veronica | 888 |
| #18 | Rebecca | 838 |
| #19 | Cynthia | 811 |
| #20 | Misty | 780 |
| #21 | Mary | 770 |
| #22 | Jamie | 680 |
| #23 | Patricia | 675 |
| #24 | Sandra | 661 |
| #25 | Julie | 600 |
| #26 | Sarah | 594 |
| #27 | Shannon | 593 |
| #28 | Rachel | 591 |
| #29 | Tiffany | 573 |
| #30 | April | 569 |
| #31 | Crystal | 515 |
| #32 | Brandy | 511 |
| #33 | Kelly | 504 |
| #34 | Andrea | 497 |
| #35 | Erica | 464 |
| #36 | Amber | 432 |
| #37 | Nicole | 418 |
| #38 | Leslie | 402 |
| #39 | Claudia | 401 |
| #40 | Stacy | 401 |
| #41 | Diana | 397 |
| #42 | Brandi | 392 |
| #43 | Lori | 383 |
| #44 | Tammy | 380 |
| #45 | Christy | 380 |
| #46 | Sara | 379 |
| #47 | Wendy | 366 |
| #48 | Nancy | 363 |
| #49 | Carrie | 360 |
| #50 | Brenda | 356 |
| #51 | Karen | 355 |
| #52 | Susan | 354 |
| #53 | Courtney | 351 |
| #54 | Linda | 342 |
| #55 | Tracy | 339 |
| #56 | Teresa | 334 |
| #57 | Melanie | 334 |
| #58 | Emily | 328 |
| #59 | Anna | 322 |
| #60 | Valerie | 306 |
| #61 | Alicia | 305 |
| #62 | Holly | 302 |
| #63 | Angelica | 294 |
| #64 | Rosa | 287 |
| #65 | Tanya | 286 |
| #66 | Kristi | 284 |
| #67 | Jaime | 281 |
| #68 | Erin | 281 |
| #69 | Christine | 281 |
| #70 | Katherine | 281 |
| #71 | Leticia | 279 |
| #72 | Vanessa | 276 |
| #73 | Denise | 274 |
| #74 | Tonya | 272 |
| #75 | Tina | 272 |
| #76 | Sonia | 267 |
| #77 | Melinda | 264 |
| #78 | Ana | 264 |
| #79 | Robin | 263 |
| #80 | Natalie | 258 |
| #81 | Norma | 255 |
| #82 | Mandy | 254 |
| #83 | Dana | 252 |
| #84 | Erika | 252 |
| #85 | Yolanda | 248 |
| #86 | Samantha | 243 |
| #87 | Yvonne | 239 |
| #88 | Catherine | 236 |
| #89 | Ashley | 230 |
| #90 | Stacey | 229 |
| #91 | Gloria | 225 |
| #92 | Dawn | 220 |
| #93 | Victoria | 220 |
| #94 | Tamara | 212 |
| #95 | Allison | 212 |
| #96 | Priscilla | 206 |
| #97 | Martha | 206 |
| #98 | Sylvia | 205 |
| #99 | Esmeralda | 204 |
| #100 | Belinda | 204 |
Uniquely popular in Texas
Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).
| Name | Births | Per 10k in state | Per 10k nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanjuanita | 73 | 8 | 1 |
| Criselda | 44 | 5 | 0 |
| Irasema | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Sanjuana | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| Idalia | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Nelda | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Elda | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Oralia | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| Berta | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Perla | 37 | 4 | 1 |
| Esmeralda | 204 | 21 | 3 |
| Flor | 37 | 4 | 1 |
Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.